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Basics of Coordinate Geometry — NDA Mathematics PYQs

32 questions from this chapter, asked in 11 NDA exams between 2016–2026.

32questions
11NDA exams
2016–2026years covered

Questions asked per year

Practice questions

Q1MCQ2026

Directions : For the next two (02) items that follow :
Let , and be the points such that a, b and c are in AP.

If p, q and r are in AP, then the points X, Y and Z are

(A)on a straight line
(B)on a circle
(C)on a parabola
(D)the vertices of a triangle
Q2MCQ2026

Directions : For the next two (02) items that follow :
Let , and be the points such that a, b and c are in AP.

If p, q and r are not in AP and , then the line joining the points X, Y and Z is parallel to

(A)y-axis
(B)x-axis
(C)
(D)
Q3MCQ2025

If and are real numbers between and such that the points , and form an equilateral triangle, then what is equal to?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q4MCQ2025

If the vertices and of a square are and respectively, then what is the area of the square?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q5MCQ2024

The number of points represented by the equation on the -plane is

(A)Zero
(B)One
(C)Two
(D)Infinitely many
Q6MCQ2024

ABC is a triangle with . The mid-points of sides , are at , respectively. What are the coordinates of centroid of the triangle ABC ?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q7MCQ2024

If , , and are vertices of a parallelogram, then what is equal to?

(A)8
(B)10
(C)12
(D)14
Q8MCQ2023

The points and are:

(A)lying on the same circle
(B)vertices of a square
(C)vertices of a parallelogram that is not a square
(D)collinear
Q9MCQ2022

If the point is equidistant from the points and where , then which one of the following is correct?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q10MCQ2021

A parallelogram has three consecutive vertices , and . The fourth vertex is

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Why practise Basics of Coordinate Geometry PYQs?

Basics of Coordinate Geometry has appeared in 11 NDA Mathematics exams we track between 2016–2026. UPSC examiners consistently reuse concepts and question patterns from this topic — practising its previous year questions is the most reliable way to know exactly what to expect in your exam.

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